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Ford Econoline 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin BC0056972301 · NHTSA communication 51407 · issued Jan 23, 1997

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1997
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles with air conditioning can exhibit a cold start accessory drive belt noise (chirp) concern. *jd

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.